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Shands Jacksonville Committees

Residents have the opportunity to participate in appropriate institutional and departmental committees and councils whose actions affect their education and/or patient care. Below is a list of the Shands Jacksonville Committees that allow resident participation.

Shands Jacksonville Committees Resident Members
Ethics Committee
Chair: Kamela Scott, PhD
Schedule
Stephen Arndt, M.D., Orthopaedic
Ni Jin, M.D., Pathology
Todd Loper, M.D., Radiology
Thomas Nguyen, M.D., Internal Medicine
Davida Packer, M.D., Orthopaedic
Elizabeth Ross, D.O., OB/GYN

Infection Control Committee
Chair: Alexander Vandevelde, M.D.
Schedule
Somajita Ghosal, M.D., Internal Medicine
Justin Kearse, M.D., Orthopaedic
Stephanie Lee, M.D., OB/GYN
Supriya Mannepalli, M.D., Infectious Disease
Alex Rose, M.D., Surgery
Elaine Salazar, M.D., Pathology
Jose Vindas-Cordero, M.D., Infectious Disease

IT Steering Committee
Chair: Vincent Johnson
Schedule
John Cotton, M.D., Orthopaedic
Jasdip Matharu, M.D., Internal Medicine
Todd Reuter, D.M.D., OMFS
John Sites, M.D., OB/GYN
Derek Sun, M.D., Cardiology

Medical Staff Executive Committee
Chair: David Vuckich, M.D.
Schedule
M. Kamran Aslam, M.D., Cardiology
Seth Crapp, M.D., Radiology
Victor Hassid, M.D., Surgery

Patient Safety Committee
Chair: Sandy McDonald, R.N.
Schedule
Brian Elmlinger, M.D., Orthopaedic
Cecily Jones, M.D., OB/GYN
Prashant Pandya, D.M.D., OMFS
Stephanie Rhodes, M.D., Pathology
Kalina Sanders, M.D., Neurology
Ho Vu, M.D., Internal Medicine

Performance Improvement Committee
Chair: Connie Haan, M.D.
Schedule
Matthew Cole, M.D., Gastroenterology
Cindy Davis, M.D., Pathology
Amy Johnson, M.D., OB/GYN
Jeffrey Keen, M.D., Orthopaedic
Lori McMullan, M.D., Cardiology
Vinny Samuel, M.D., Internal Medicine
Joel Tucker, M.D., Orthopaedic
Robert Zaiden, M.D., Medical Oncology

Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
Chair: Malcolm Foster, M.D.
Schedule
Melvin Bullock, M.D., Internal Medicine
Pratik Desai, M. D., Orthopaedic
Jennifer Fisher, M.D., OB/GYN
Diana Guinazu, M.D., Pediatric ID
Fatima Milfred, M.D., Neurology
Rachana Palnitkar, M.D., Infectious Disease
Stuart Smalheiser, M.D., Cardiology

Resident Nurse Council
Chair: Mary Parry, Director of Nursing
Schedule
Juliana Di Pasquale, D.M.D., OMFS
James Hurt, III, M.D., Orthopaedic
Alicia Jones, M.D., OB/GYN
Taher Reza Kermanshahi, M.D., Pathology
Taren Ohman, M.D., Internal Medicine

Resuscitation Committee
Chair: Andy Godwin, M.D.
Schedule
Andrew Darlington, M.D., Internal Medicine
Emily Lampp, M.D., OB/GYN
Kevin Lee, M.D., Pathology
Antonio Ortiz, M.D., Cardiology
Eric Stiefel, M.D., Orthopaedic

Policy & Bylaws Committee
Chair: John Isaacs, M.D.
Schedule
Stephanie Lee, M.D., OB/GYN
Cynthia Leaphart, M.D., Surgery